"The sun rises in the east." Is 'rises' a transitive verb or intransitive verb?

1 Answer
Sep 13, 2016

It is an intransitive verb. See explanation.

Explanation:

A transitive verb is a verb which can (sometimes must) have an object. An example could be verb to write.

When you use this verb you often (if not always) add an object:

Henry wrote a letter.

A letter is the object of verb to write.

The verb rise is an intransitive one because there can be no object in a sentence using to rise.